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In the 10 years following June 2000, the S&P 500 produced total returns of minus 8% — in other words, if you started with a $10,000 investment, you ended up with about $9,200.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Note: Net approval is share approving minus disapproving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
They continue to exist under the mummy's current storage conditions, which include a temperature of minus six degrees Celsius and high humidity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
That was weaker than expectations of economists polled last week by The Wall Street Journal, who anticipated minus 28.1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
If I stammer with Dad, he gets that face he had when he got his Black & Decker Workmate home and found it was minus a crucial packet of screws.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
That’s a slight pullback from March, and the underlying data had both pluses and minuses.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Looking further ahead, they weigh the pluses and minuses of retiring early or late and pros and cons of pursuing and exploring a new postretirement job or career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
When minuses exceed pluses, up to $3,000 in losses can be deducted from taxable income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
So, as an introvert, what are the pluses and minuses there?
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025
Mr. Ibis pushed his lower lip upward, then let his head bob from side to side, as if it were on a spring, weighing the pluses and minuses, seeing things from both points of view.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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